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- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to judiciary
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BILL NUMBER:A421
Title of bill
An act to amend the county law, in relation to assistant district attorneys
Purpose or general idea of bill
To remove the distinction currently existing in New York City between Assistant District Attorneys who work in the New York County District Attorney's office and those who work for the other four County District Attorneys of New York City, by permitting any duly appointed Assistant District Attorney in New York City to reside in any county other than the one in which he is employed.
Justification
Presently, in New York City, Assistant District Attorneys who work in the office of the New York County District Attorney may reside outside the City of New York. However, District Attorneys who work for the other four County District Attorneys, must reside in New York City. There is no justification for such a distinction, which is unfair and inequitable. Moreover, this condition greatly restricts the ability of four of the five District Attorney offices in New York City to recruit and hire the best attorneys possible since so many young attorneys live outside the City of New York. In recent years, the County District Attorney's offices have grown dramatically in terms of manpower and personal demands because of the increasing number of case loads, motions and pretrial hearings confront- ing these offices. In order to meet these demands, it is necessary to hire additional Assistant District Attorneys-the present confinement causes great difficulty and restrains the recruitment of truly qualified attorneys. This bill will ease this confinement by releasing residency restriction.
Prior legislative history
2008: A1967 ref. to Judiciary, 2007; A1967 referred to judiciary. 2006; A3611 referred to judiciary 2004; A2999 referred to judiciary, A.303 of 1998. Referred to Judiciary. A00768 2001 - referred to Judiciary
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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